Today is ‘officially’ Mother’s Day. But let’s get real. Every day is Mother’s Day. Meaning: every single day we mother, we are mothered, we are loving, we are loved, we are our children’s mothers, we have our own mothers, aunts, sisters, friends, mentors, and incredibly brilliant women in our lives that brilliantly impact our lives,…

“JUST a Mom?” “Oh, you don’t work?” If one more person would’ve said those phrases- I might seriously go all Italian on them! Going from a high-profile, public career as an anchor and reporter to having 3 babies within 21 months-(yes, a set of twins in that mix)-to caring for 3 infants was, let’s just…

I can’t take it anymore. THIS is NOT September people! It’s June. We are done-kids, teachers, parents. Done with school! Full-on whooped. No more bright and shiny like when the school year started. No more everything getting done on time – much less BEFORE it’s due. Now it’s more like, “WHAT? What is due? When is…

“Momma, What Happened?!” How To Talk To Your Kids About The News. “Momma, What happened?!” (How could I possibly tell them the news?) “What?”, I scurried to wipe my tears, stalling to steal a few minutes to compose myself. “Momma! You’re crying! What’s wrong?!”, my 10-year-old is now wide-eyed and scared. In seconds, my twin…

T-Rex Sex. And Other Fossil Fun. Ever Feel Less Than Human? As a mom (or dad), I know I do. In fact, one of my boys reinforced that just the other night – telling me I sounded like a T-Rex. And no, it wasn’t while I was in the bedroom. (Wait, I pause to think…

SIXTY SECONDS, PRICELESS PAYBACK You really need to take a couple minutes to look at this. Couple of minutes = a spirit inspired. A Life EMPOWERED. And the payback on that, well, priceless. And since we all know ALL women and ALL moms work, (Dads too, frankly), so I wanted to share this from WomenWorking.com. A great…

Meredith Viera Meredith Vieira recently announced she will be leaving the TODAY anchor chair to spend more time with her husband and college-aged children. When a woman at the top of her profession with older children exits the office for a career slow-down or hiatus, some people scratch their heads – why now? Don’t kids…

Okay – I have to admit. It had me at the headline. This article from the Huffington Post called : “Million Dollar Mommy Blogging: Reinforcing The Feminine Mystique?” BUH-RILLIANT! But some say controversial.

Good Read from Mom-101 This week, I was minding my own business on the commute to work, picking my nose, reading about the Beastie Boys, daydreaming about cheese, adjusting a wedgie–whatever things you do in the privacy of a packed A-train car filled with anonymous commuters. As the train pulled up to the West 4th…

After my son, Andrew, was born, I faced a question as fraught as formula versus breast milk. Could I climb the career ladder in sweatpants? It started when an acquaintance questioned why I was sending Andrew to day care. “But you’re a writer. You can work from home,’’ she said. “You wouldn’t need child care!’’…